2020–21 Birmingham City W.F.C. season

Birmingham City
2020–21 season
Chairman	Panos Pavlakis
Head Coach	Carla Ward
Stadium	Damson Park, Solihull
League Cup	Group stage
	← 2019–20

The 2020–21 Birmingham City W.F.C. season is the club's 53rd season in existence and their 10th in the FA Women's Super League, the highest level of the football pyramid, having been founding members of the league in 2011. Along with competing in the WSL, the club will also contest two domestic cup competitions: the FA Cup and the League Cup.

Carla Ward was appointed manager ahead of the new season on 13 August 2020, taking over from Charlie Baxter who had been put in charge on an interim basis following the departure of Marta Tejedor during the previous campaign.^[1]

Squad

As of 2 February 2021.^[2]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	ENG	Hannah Hampton
2	MF	ENG	Sarah Mayling
3	DF	IRL	Harriet Scott
4	MF	ENG	Ruby Mace^[a]
7	MF	NIR	Chloe McCarron
8	MF	ENG	Mollie Green
10	MF	SCO	Christie Murray
11	FW	SCO	Abbi Grant
12	FW	IRL	Ruesha Littlejohn
14	FW	ENG	Emma Kelly
16	DF	ENG	Georgia Brougham (on loan from Everton)
17	MF	ENG	Heidi Logan
18	FW	ENG	Claudia Walker
19	FW	ENG	Lucy Whipp


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
20	DF	SCO	Jamie-Lee Napier (on loan from Chelsea)
21	GK	ENG	Imogen Maguire
22	MF	ENG	Connie Scofield
24	GK	ENG	Sophie Whitehouse
25	MF	NIR	Rebecca Holloway
26	DF	ENG	Lily Simkin
28	MF	ENG	Laura Brown
29	MF	ENG	Ella Powell
30	DF	ENG	Gemma Lawley
32	DF	ENG	Abi Cowie
35	FW	ENG	Emily Murphy (on loan from Chelsea)
—	GK	POL	Daniela Kosinska^[b]
—	FW	GRE	Veatriki Sarri

^ Dual registration with Arsenal
^ Dual registration with Stoke City

FA Women's Super League

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
10	3	1	6	9	15	−6	10	0	1	3	3	8	−5	3	0	3	6	7	−1

Last updated: 24 January 2021.
Source: FA WSL

Results by matchday

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21
Ground	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	H	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	L	L	L	W	W	L	W	L	D	L
Position	10	11	10	8	7	7	6	7	8	8

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

6 September 2020 1	Brighton & Hove Albion	2–0	Birmingham City	Crawley
14:00	Connolly 58' Kaagman 60'	Report	Holloway 66' Scott 71' Napier 81' Mayling 90+1'	Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: Behind-closed-doors Referee: Rob Whitton

13 September 2020 2	Birmingham City	2–5	Manchester United	Solihull
14:00	Walker 14' McManus 27' (o.g.)	Report	Ross 5' Zelem 36' Toone 47' Hanson 60', 79'	Stadium: Damson Park Attendance: Behind-closed-doors Referee: Lucy Oliver

4 October 2020 3	Birmingham City	0–1	Chelsea	Solihull
14:30		Report	Kirby 9'	Stadium: Damson Park Attendance: Behind-closed-doors Referee: Abigail Byrne

11 October 2020 4	Reading	0–1	Birmingham City	Reading
14:00		Report	Scott 64' Walker 72' Scofield 82'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: Behind-closed-doors Referee: Sarah Garratt

18 October 2020 5	Bristol City	0–4	Birmingham City	Bath
14:00	Matthews 27'	Report	Corsie 16', 74' Green 32' Walker 50' Murray 65' (pen.) Grant 90' 90+7'	Stadium: Twerton Park Attendance: Behind-closed-doors Referee: Stacey Pearson

8 November 2020 6	Birmingham City	1–2	West Ham United	Solihull
14:00	Walker 9' Murray 90'	Report	Vetterlein 31' Walker 43' (o.g.) van Egmond 73' Daly 90+3'	Stadium: Damson Park Attendance: Behind-closed-doors Referee: Richie Watkins

14 November 2020 7	Aston Villa	0–1	Birmingham City	Walsall
14:30	Hutton 38'	Report	Walker 72' Scofield 76'	Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: Behind-closed-doors Referee: Rebecca Welch

6 December 2020 8	Arsenal	3–0	Birmingham City	Borehamwood
14:00	Foord 57' Roord 62' Little 87' (pen.)	Report	Scott 43'	Stadium: Meadow Park Referee: Cristiana Hattersley

13 December 2020	Birmingham City	P–P	Everton	Solihull
14:00				Stadium: Damson Park
Note: Postponed due to waterlogged pitch^[3]

20 December 2020	Birmingham City	P–P	Manchester City	Solihull
14:00				Stadium: Damson Park
Note: Postponed due to waterlogged pitch^[4]

10 January 2021	Tottenham Hotspur	P–P	Birmingham City	Canons Park
14:00				Stadium: The Hive
Note: Postponed due to Birmingham player shortage^[5]

17 January 2021 9	Birmingham City	0–0	Brighton & Hove Albion	Solihull
14:00		Report	Kerkdijk 64'	Stadium: Damson Park Attendance: Behind-closed-doors Referee: Helen Conley

20 January 2021	Birmingham City	P–P	Everton	Solihull
19:00				Stadium: Damson Park
Note: Rescheduled from 13 December 2020 due waterlogged pitch. Postponed due to waterlogged pitch.^[6]

24 January 2021 10	Manchester United	2–0	Birmingham City	Leigh
12:00	Harris 5' Galton 46' Toone 67', 81' A. Turner 88'	Report	Littlejohn 45+3' Murphy 90+2'	Stadium: Leigh Sports Village Attendance: Behind-closed-doors Referee: Stacey Pearson

7 February 2021 11	Everton	v	Birmingham City	Liverpool
14:00				Stadium: Walton Hall Park

10 February 2021 12	Birmingham City	v	Aston Villa	Solihull
19:00				Stadium: Damson Park

28 February 2021 13	Birmingham City	v	Manchester City	Solihull
14:00				Stadium: Damson Park
Note: Rescheduled from 20 December 2020 due to waterlogged pitch

7 March 2021 14	Birmingham City	v	Arsenal	Solihull
14:00				Stadium: Damson Park

11 March 2021 15	Birmingham City	v	Everton	Solihull
19:00				Stadium: Damson Park
Note: Rescheduled from 20 January 2021 due to waterlogged pitch.

17 March 2021 16	West Ham United	v	Birmingham City	Dagenham
19:00				Stadium: Victoria Road

28 March 2021 17	Birmingham City	v	Bristol City	Solihull
14:00				Stadium: Damson Park

4 April 2021 18	Chelsea	v	Birmingham City	Kingston upon Thames
14:00				Stadium: Kingsmeadow

25 April 2021 19	Birmingham City	v	Reading	Solihull
14:00				Stadium: Damson Park

2 May 2021 20	Manchester City	v	Birmingham City	Manchester
14:00				Stadium: Academy Stadium

9 May 2021 21	Birmingham City	v	Tottenham Hotspur	Solihull
14:00				Stadium: Damson Park

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
8	Tottenham Hotspur	22	5	5	12	18	41	−23	20
9	West Ham United	22	3	6	13	21	39	−18	15
10	Aston Villa	22	3	6	13	15	47	−32	15
11	Birmingham City	22	3	6	13	15	44	−29	14^[a]
12	Bristol City (R)	22	2	6	14	18	72	−54	12	Relegation to the Championship

Source: FA WSL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated
Notes:

^ On 7 May 2021, Birmingham City were deducted one point for fielding an ineligible player in a draw against Reading on 25 April 2021.^[7]

Women's FA Cup

As a member of the top two tiers, Birmingham City will enter the FA Cup in the fourth round proper. Originally scheduled to take place on 31 January 2021, it was delayed due to COVID-19 restrictions.^[8]^[9]

TBD Fourth round

v

FA Women's League Cup

7 October 2020 Group stage	Blackburn Rovers	0–1	Birmingham City	Bamber Bridge
19:45		Report	Walker 81'	Stadium: Irongate Attendance: Behind-closed-doors

9 December 2020 Group stage	Birmingham City	0–0 (5–6 p)	Leicester City	Quorn
14:00		Report	Barker 35'	Stadium: Farley Way Stadium Attendance: Behind-closed-doors Referee: Sarah Garratt
	Penalties
	Murray Walker Hampton Brougham Corsie Scofield		Allen Devlin Smith Plumptre Blanchard Everett
Note: Rescheduled from 18 November 2020 following positive COVID-19 test by Birmingham player.^[10]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	WPEN	LPEN	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	LEI	BIR	BLB
1	Leicester City	2	1	1	0	0	5	2	+3	5	Advanced to knock-out stage	—	—	5–2
2	Birmingham City	2	1	0	1	0	1	0	+1	4	Possible knock-out stage based on ranking	0–0	—	—
3	Blackburn Rovers	2	0	0	0	2	2	6	−4	0		—	0–1	—

Source: thefa.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of wins; 5) Head-to-head record

Squad statistics

Appearances

As of 24 January 2021

Starting appearances are listed first, followed by substitute appearances after the + symbol where applicable.

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		FA WSL		FA Cup		League Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	ENG	Hannah Hampton	11	0	10	0	0	0	1	0
2	MF	ENG	Sarah Mayling	9	0	8	0	0	0	0+1	0
3	DF	IRL	Harriet Scott	11	0	10	0	0	0	1	0
4	MF	ENG	Ruby Mace	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	MF	NIR	Chloe McCarron	9	0	2+5	0	0	0	2	0
8	MF	ENG	Mollie Green	11	1	7+2	1	0	0	2	0
10	MF	SCO	Christie Murray	10	1	8	1	0	0	0+2	0
11	FW	SCO	Abbi Grant	3	0	0+2	0	0	0	1	0
12	FW	IRL	Ruesha Littlejohn	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
14	FW	ENG	Emma Kelly	10	0	2+6	0	0	0	2	0
16	DF	ENG	Georgia Brougham	12	0	10	0	0	0	2	0
17	MF	ENG	Heidi Logan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
18	FW	ENG	Claudia Walker	12	6	10	5	0	0	1+1	1
19	MF	ENG	Lucy Whipp	10	0	6+3	0	0	0	1	0
20	DF	SCO	Jamie-Lee Napier	10	0	8	0	0	0	2	0
21	GK	ENG	Imogen Maguire	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
22	MF	ENG	Connie Scofield	10	0	6+2	0	0	0	1+1	0
24	GK	ENG	Sophie Whitehouse	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
25	MF	NIR	Rebecca Holloway	12	0	10	0	0	0	1+1	0
26	DF	ENG	Lily Simkin	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
28	MF	ENG	Laura Brown	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
29	MF	ENG	Ella Powell	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
30	DF	ENG	Gemma Lawley	5	0	1+2	0	0	0	2	0
32	DF	ENG	Abi Cowie	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
35	FW	ENG	Emily Murphy	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
	GK	POL	Daniela Kosinska	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	FW	GRE	Veatriki Sarri	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Players who appeared for the club but left during the season:
4	DF	SCO	Rachel Corsie	9	1	7	1	0	0	1+1	0
23	MF	ENG	Destiney Toussaint	8	0	1+5	0	0	0	1+1	0

Transfers

Transfers in

Date	Position	Name	From	Ref.
21 August 2020	MF	Christie Murray	Liverpool	^[11]
28 August 2020	MF	Chloe McCarron	Linfield	^[12]
6 September 2020	MF	Destiney Toussaint	London Bees	^[13]
7 September 2020	MF	Mollie Green	Manchester United	^[14]
7 January 2021	FW	Veatriki Sarri	Sheffield United	^[15]
16 January 2021	FW	Ruesha Littlejohn	Leicester City	^[16]
30 January 2021	GK	Sophie Whitehouse	Tottenham Hotspur	^[17]

Loans in

Date	Position	Name	To	Until	Ref.
28 August 2020	DF	Rachel Corsie	Utah Royals	15 January 2021	^[18]^[19]
4 September 2020	DF	Georgia Brougham	Everton	End of season	^[20]
4 September 2020	DF	Jamie-Lee Napier	Chelsea	End of season	^[21]
7 October 2020	GK	Daniela Kosinska^[a]	Stoke City	End of season	^[22]
16 January 2021	FW	Emily Murphy	Chelsea	End of season	^[23]
2 February 2021	MF	Ruby Mace^[a]	Arsenal	End of season	^[24]

^ ^a ^b Dual registration

Transfers out

Date	Position	Name	To	Ref.
28 May 2020	MF	Brianna Visalli	Houston Dash	^[25]
1 June 2020	DF	Adrienne Jordan	OL Reign	^[26]
4 June 2020	DF	Freya Gregory	Aston Villa	^[27]^[28]
4 June 2020	MF	Abbey Jones	Aston Villa
7 June 2020	MF	Olivia Rabjohn	Aston Villa
10 June 2020	GK	Alexandra Brooks	Blackburn Rovers	^[29]^[30]
19 June 2020	MF	Chloe Arthur	Aston Villa	^[31]^[32]
19 June 2020	MF	Lucy Staniforth	Manchester United	^[31]^[33]
30 June 2020	DF	Kerys Harrop	Tottenham Hotspur	^[34]^[35]
1 July 2020	FW	Rachel Williams	Tottenham Hotspur	^[36]^[37]
15 January 2021	MF	Destiney Toussaint	Coventry United	^[38]

References

^ "Carla Ward appointed Women's Head Coach". Birmingham City Football Club.
^ "Women's Team". Birmingham City Football Club. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
^ "Birmingham against Everton postponed". BBC Sport.
^ "Birmingham-Man City falls victim to weather". BBC Sport.
^ "Birmingham's game at Tottenham Hotspur called off due to injuries". www.eurosport.com.
^ "Birmingham v Everton in WSL postponed". BBC Sport.
^ "Blues Women deducted one point". Birmingham City Football Club. Archived from the original on 23 June 2021. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
^ "The Women's FA Cup Season 2020–21 List of Exemptions" (PDF). thefa.com. The Football Association. 10 August 2020.
^ "Women's FA Cup to remain suspended during coronavirus lockdown". Sky Sports.
^ "Club Statement: Player tests positive for COVID-19". Birmingham City Football Club.
^ "Christie Murray joins Blues Women". Birmingham City Football Club.
^ "Blues bag McCarron". Birmingham City Football Club.
^ "Toussaint in at Blues Women". Birmingham City Football Club.
^ "Mollie Green signs for Blues". Birmingham City Football Club.
^ "Veatriki Sarri signs for Blues". Birmingham City Football Club.
^ "Ruesha Littlejohn Signs". Birmingham City Football Club.
^ "Sophie Whitehouse Signs". Birmingham City Football Club.
^ "Rachel Corsie joins Blues Women". Birmingham City Football Club.
^ "Corsie's Birmingham City loan cut short". BBC Sport.
^ "Brougham returns to Blues Women". Birmingham City Football Club.
^ "Napier signs for Blues Women". Birmingham City Football Club.
^ "Birmingham City confirm signing of former Villa goalkeeper on dual registration terms". FAWSL Full-Time. 8 October 2020.
^ "Birmingham loan Chelsea's Murphy". BBC Sport.
^ "Ruby Mace joins Blues". Birmingham City Football Club.
^ "Dash sign free agent midfielder Brianna Visalli". www.houstondynamo.com.
^ "Jordan leaves Blues Women". Birmingham City Football Club.
^ "Gregory leaves City". www.newschain.uk.
^ "Freya Gregory joins Aston Villa". Freya Gregory. 4 July 2020. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
^ "Brooks to leave Blues". Birmingham City Football Club.
^ "Brooks makes Rovers return!". www.rovers.co.uk.
^ ^a ^b "Lucy Staniforth and Chloe Arthur to leave Blues Women". Birmingham City Football Club.
^ "Chloë Arthur signs for Villa Women". www.avfc.co.uk.
^ "Man Utd Women sign midfielder Lucy Staniforth". www.manutd.com.
^ "Kerys Harrop set to leave the Club". Birmingham City Football Club.
^ "Kerys Harrop completes move to Spurs Women". Tottenham Hotspur.
^ "Williams leaves Blues". Birmingham City Football Club.
^ "Rachel Williams signs for Spurs Women". Tottenham Hotspur.
^ "Destiney Toussaint Departs". Birmingham City Football Club.

[3] Dual registration with Arsenal

[4] Dual registration with Stoke City

[table_hth_BIR0.62330126046357-10] On 7 May 2021, Birmingham City were deducted one point for fielding an ineligible player in a draw against Reading on 25 April 2021.^[7]

[dual_reg-25] Dual registration

[1] "Carla Ward appointed Women's Head Coach". Birmingham City Football Club.

[2] "Women's Team". Birmingham City Football Club. Retrieved 15 August 2018.

[5] "Birmingham against Everton postponed". BBC Sport.

[6] "Birmingham-Man City falls victim to weather". BBC Sport.

[7] "Birmingham's game at Tottenham Hotspur called off due to injuries". www.eurosport.com.

[8] "Birmingham v Everton in WSL postponed". BBC Sport.

[9] "Blues Women deducted one point". Birmingham City Football Club. Archived from the original on 23 June 2021. Retrieved 7 May 2021.

[11] "The Women's FA Cup Season 2020–21 List of Exemptions" (PDF). thefa.com. The Football Association. 10 August 2020.

[12] "Women's FA Cup to remain suspended during coronavirus lockdown". Sky Sports.

[13] "Club Statement: Player tests positive for COVID-19". Birmingham City Football Club.

[14] "Christie Murray joins Blues Women". Birmingham City Football Club.

[15] "Blues bag McCarron". Birmingham City Football Club.

[16] "Toussaint in at Blues Women". Birmingham City Football Club.

[17] "Mollie Green signs for Blues". Birmingham City Football Club.

[18] "Veatriki Sarri signs for Blues". Birmingham City Football Club.

[19] "Ruesha Littlejohn Signs". Birmingham City Football Club.

[20] "Sophie Whitehouse Signs". Birmingham City Football Club.

[21] "Rachel Corsie joins Blues Women". Birmingham City Football Club.

[22] "Corsie's Birmingham City loan cut short". BBC Sport.

[23] "Brougham returns to Blues Women". Birmingham City Football Club.

[24] "Napier signs for Blues Women". Birmingham City Football Club.

[26] "Birmingham City confirm signing of former Villa goalkeeper on dual registration terms". FAWSL Full-Time. 8 October 2020.

[27] "Birmingham loan Chelsea's Murphy". BBC Sport.

[28] "Ruby Mace joins Blues". Birmingham City Football Club.

[29] "Dash sign free agent midfielder Brianna Visalli". www.houstondynamo.com.

[30] "Jordan leaves Blues Women". Birmingham City Football Club.

[31] "Gregory leaves City". www.newschain.uk.

[32] "Freya Gregory joins Aston Villa". Freya Gregory. 4 July 2020. Retrieved 4 July 2020.

[33] "Brooks to leave Blues". Birmingham City Football Club.

[34] "Brooks makes Rovers return!". www.rovers.co.uk.

[StaniforthArthur-35] "Lucy Staniforth and Chloe Arthur to leave Blues Women". Birmingham City Football Club.

[36] "Chloë Arthur signs for Villa Women". www.avfc.co.uk.

[37] "Man Utd Women sign midfielder Lucy Staniforth". www.manutd.com.

[38] "Kerys Harrop set to leave the Club". Birmingham City Football Club.

[39] "Kerys Harrop completes move to Spurs Women". Tottenham Hotspur.

[40] "Williams leaves Blues". Birmingham City Football Club.

[41] "Rachel Williams signs for Spurs Women". Tottenham Hotspur.

[42] "Destiney Toussaint Departs". Birmingham City Football Club.

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